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Purpose: Influenza/pneumonia is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. The 2020-2021 influenza season is predicted to be further impacted by COVID-19 infections. Historical data reflect disproportionate morbidity and mortality rates in the Hispanic population for influenza and COVID-19. Influenza vaccination rates remain low in the Hispanic community. We aim to improve vaccination through a community-led event, partnering with the Cristo Rey School Dallas, located in a zip code with a higher age-adjusted influenza/pneumonia mortality rate. A survey was administered to adults attending the Influenza vaccine event to understand attitudes and perceptions about influenza, vaccination, and effective messaging strategies for the campaign. Methods: Messaging was cocreated with student health ambassadors to promote immunization and delivered through trusted sources. The health department administered vaccines to individuals >age 3 at no cost. Adults were asked to complete a 19-question survey postvaccination offered in both English and Spanish. Results: Two hundred and forty-one of 394 (61.2%) participants completed the survey. Ninety-eight percent identified as Hispanic/Latino, and the majority of surveys were administered in Spanish. Among Spanish language participants, the church bulletins (57.3%) and Spanish language radio (30.5%) were reported to be most effective modes of messaging versus word of mouth (32.9%) and social media (26.3%) for English-speaking participants. Sixteen percent of participants surveyed had never received an influenza vaccine before this event. Conclusion: Cocreated messaging delivered by trusted sources in the Hispanic community led to a successful Influenza vaccine drive with the Dallas County health department.

Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) and Internet of Things (IOT) are two of the fastest growing computing technologies in today's world. The biggest issue in these emerging technologies is their security weakness, In order to overcome this problem we have developed a system which combines the traditional user id and password mechanism with multimodal biometrics which includes fingerprint authentication and face recognition. We have also introduced a new technique of pictographic passwords which involves digital signature to further improve the security of data.

In today's growing concern for home security, we have developed an advanced security system using integrated digital signature and DNA cryptography. The digital signature is formed using multi-feature biometric traits which includes both fingerprint as well as iris image. We further increase the security by using DNA cryptography which is embedded on a smart card. In order to prevent unauthorized access manually or digitally, we use geo-detection which compares the unregistered devices location with the user's location using any of their personal devices such as smart phone or tab.

The proposed system is the next stage in home medical system. With the presence of wireless technology, it helps patients in unprecedented ways with helping them get real time medical results which may play an important hand in emergency situations. Wireless Home Health Monitoring System is a home-based monitoring system which measures the oxygen saturation in the blood, respiratory rate, body temperature, electrical activity of heart, blood glucose levels, blood pressure and health of muscles in the safety of our homes. The data collected from the signals are transmitted wirelessly with the help of the Bluetooth module that is connected to the ATMEL microcontroller and is later processed with the help of LabVIEW.